The Prancing Horse’s new Special Series model, the Ferrari 488 Pista Spider, has been unveiled during the world-famous Concours d’Elegance® at Pebble Beach in California. The newest 488 Pista Spider joins the line-up as the 50th drop-top model from the Prancing Horse. Ever since the 1950s the North American clients have always been keen connoisseurs of high-performance convertibles.

Fittingly, 50 examples of past drop-top models, all Ferrari Classiche certified, are presented on the lawn as a show of the exceptional lineage of the newest model. Among them a 212 Export, 250 Monza, 335 S, 250 Testa Rossa, 412 S, no less than four 275 GTS4 NART Spiders, 250 California, F50, F60America, LaFerrari Aperta, to name a few.

First conducted in 1950, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance(r) has grown to be the world’s premier celebration of the automobile. Only the most beautiful and rare cars are invited to appear on the famed 18th fairway and connoisseurs of art and style from around the world flock to see these masterpieces. Ferrari celebrates this renowned automotive weekend with various festivities such as a West Coast customer rally that will culminate on Friday at the crown jewel in this whirlwind of events The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. Since its inception, it has combined a lush setting on a golf course nestled against the Santa Lucia mountain range with exceptional cuisine and the finest examples of vintage sporting automobiles seen during the week.